There are over 11 million people in Cuba making it the 78th most populated country. (cia.gov) Many believe that the population of Cuba will decrease almost 5% over the next 15 years and 10% in 32 years. The reason for the decrease is many Cubans are immigrating elsewhere. When Fidel Castro took control in 1959 the government took the homes of the wealthy people and forced them to leave their belongings. Many took this opportunity to cross the 90 miles pursue a new life in America. The county has a low birth rate. Cubans over the age of 60 make up 18 % of the population, while there are only 18% of people under the age of 15. Another reason for the decline is abortion. Abortion became legal in 1965 and many Cubans look at abortion as an alternative
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(Low birthrate, emigration causes population decline in Cuba). The history of Cuba goes back to 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered the island on his travel. Right away Spain claimed the island as theirs and started to bring aboriginals over. Many of them begin to die from sickness and the shock of being on the island away from home. As Haiti collapsed as the sugarcane leader of the world Cuba stepped up by transitioning from harvesting tobacco raising cattle. Slavery began at this time with the increase for help in the sugarcane fields and did not end until the end of the 10-year war with Spain in 1886. Cuba had the same integration issues that America had, for example not attending the same school the other kids did. In 1959, Fidel Castro seized power of Cuba and began turning it into a one-party communist system. (History of Cuba) In 1962, the United States discovered that Cuba had Soviet missiles staged in Cuba. The United States promised a U.S Naval blockade if the missiles remained. The missiles were than withdrawn and the missile bases destroyed. The U.S and Soviets signed an agreement to end the time known as the Cuban Missile Crises. With the agreement, the U.S could not strike …show more content…
(History of Cuba) Because of the failing economy, the people had little confidence in the government and began to emigrate. In 1994, the largest group of emigrants tried to cross the 90 miles to the tip of Florida in search of a better life. Thousands of Cubans tried to cross the Caribbean Sea on make shift rafts and boats. As a result, a Cuban-U.S. agreement to limit illegal emigration had the unintended effect of making alien smuggling of Cubans into the United States a major business. (History of Cuba). The religion in Cuba during the Castro era was predominantly atheist. When he took over in 1962, the government of Fidel Castro seized and shut down more than 400 Catholic schools, charging that they spread dangerous beliefs among the people. (Religion in Cuba) Afro- Cubans believed in a blend of African religion and Roman Catholicism. In 1992, the constitution was amended to state that Cuba was no longer and Atheist state and was now secular. Today the Roman Catholic Church estimates that 60 to 70 percent of the population is Catholic but that only 4 to 5 percent regularly attend mass. (Religion in Cuba) Cuba remains a communist state until this day, and because they are, healthcare and education are completely free to all
(Low birthrate, emigration causes population decline in Cuba). The history of Cuba goes back to 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered the island on his travel. Right away Spain claimed the island as theirs and started to bring aboriginals over. Many of them begin to die from sickness and the shock of being on the island away from home. As Haiti collapsed as the sugarcane leader of the world Cuba stepped up by transitioning from harvesting tobacco raising cattle. Slavery began at this time with the increase for help in the sugarcane fields and did not end until the end of the 10-year war with Spain in 1886. Cuba had the same integration issues that America had, for example not attending the same school the other kids did. In 1959, Fidel Castro seized power of Cuba and began turning it into a one-party communist system. (History of Cuba) In 1962, the United States discovered that Cuba had Soviet missiles staged in Cuba. The United States promised a U.S Naval blockade if the missiles remained. The missiles were than withdrawn and the missile bases destroyed. The U.S and Soviets signed an agreement to end the time known as the Cuban Missile Crises. With the agreement, the U.S could not strike …show more content…
(History of Cuba) Because of the failing economy, the people had little confidence in the government and began to emigrate. In 1994, the largest group of emigrants tried to cross the 90 miles to the tip of Florida in search of a better life. Thousands of Cubans tried to cross the Caribbean Sea on make shift rafts and boats. As a result, a Cuban-U.S. agreement to limit illegal emigration had the unintended effect of making alien smuggling of Cubans into the United States a major business. (History of Cuba). The religion in Cuba during the Castro era was predominantly atheist. When he took over in 1962, the government of Fidel Castro seized and shut down more than 400 Catholic schools, charging that they spread dangerous beliefs among the people. (Religion in Cuba) Afro- Cubans believed in a blend of African religion and Roman Catholicism. In 1992, the constitution was amended to state that Cuba was no longer and Atheist state and was now secular. Today the Roman Catholic Church estimates that 60 to 70 percent of the population is Catholic but that only 4 to 5 percent regularly attend mass. (Religion in Cuba) Cuba remains a communist state until this day, and because they are, healthcare and education are completely free to all